I found a vintage piano/organ lamp at a flea market. I can't…

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I found a vintage...

I found a vintage piano/organ lamp at a flea market. I can't seem to be able to date it or to find out who made it. It was the numbers 786 stamped into the bass.

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It has been converted to electricity, but looks easy enough to convert back to kerosene. I has a large round handpainted shade with a glass chimney that is frosted about half way up. It also has glass prisms hanging from the frame the shade sits in

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Customer reply replied 6 months ago

How can I tell who made it?Thete are numbers 786 stamped in the bottom of the base. I have looked all over the internet and have not seen any height adjustable floor models with this type shade. It also has paw feet. I feel like that estimate is on the low side.

Where would I find a makers mark? I only found the numbers 786 stamped in the bottom? Would it hurt the value to convert it back to kerosene? What are the numbers? The burner knob says Made US of America

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